Historical Linguistics Reading Group: The Historical Linguistics Reading Group brings together faculty and students to discuss anything related to historical linguistics and language change (sound change, morphosyntactic change, grammaticalization, historical dialectology, etc…). Meetings include presentations of recent articles as well as members’ own work.

Spring 2026: Wednesdays, 3pm-4pm, LCLB 4100.

Contact: Anna Stephanov, asteph30@illinois.edu

F3 (Phonetics and Phonology Forum): In F3 [ɛf.θɹiʲ] faculty and students meet each week to discuss and present work related to phonetics and phonology. The group’s interests are broad, so topics range from formal theoretical issues to applied and experimental approaches. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in phonetics and phonology.

Spring 2026: Thursdays, 1pm-2pm, LCLB 3092C.

Contact: Maialen Casquete de la Puente, maialen2@illinois.edu